"Looking at the damage they did to that house it almost looks like they were malicious in the way they destroyed things," Hornsby said. "This is clearly a case where law enforcement's destruction of property was unnecessary and excessive. There's no question about that."

Hornsby said he would be surprised if the Sheriff's Office didn't offer Nelson a settlement.

"I think what's going on here is law enforcement and the Sheriff's Office recognizes that they will have to fix this," Hornsby said.

THEY WERE FOUND DEAD LAST FRIDAY IN THE [ INAUDIBLE ] NEIGHBORHOOD. A WEEK AFTER THIS HOME WAS BADLY DAMAGED DURING A RAID THE HOMEOWNER WANTS TO KNOW WHO IS GOING TO HELP PAY TO CLEAN IT UP. LAST FRIDAY DEPUTIES ARRESTED JAMES STEWART WHO WAS CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AFTER A TEN HOUR STANDOFF. THE HOME HE WAS HIDING IN HAD NO CONNECTION TO THE CRIME AND THE OWNER GOT CONFLICTING INFORMATION ABOUT WHO WILL REPAIR THE DAMAGE. WESH 2'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER MATT GRANT HAS THE STORY. IT'S BAD. A WEEK AFTER THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RAIDED HIS HOME, CHARLES NELSON IS LEFT WITH A MESS AND NO WAY TO PAY FOR IT. IT SUCKS. I MEAN, I THINK IT SUCKS BIG TILE. LAST FRIDAY, S.W.A.T. TEAM MEMBERS SURROUNDED NELSON'S HOME WHILE SERVING A SEARCH WARRANT FOR MURDER SUSPECT JAMES STEWART WHO WAS ARRESTED AFTER A TEN-HOUR STANDOFF. NELSON ESTIMATES THE DAMAGE DONE ON TO HIS HOME -- MISSING DOORS, RIPPED OUT CEILING AND BROKEN FURNITURE -- IS IN THE TENS OF THOUSANDS. I'M GLAD THEY GOT THE GUY BUT DAMN. I'M OVER 60 YEARS OLD AND I GOT TO DO ALL THIS WORK TO FIX THIS THING UP? IT'S GOING BE MASSIVE. IN A FOLLOW-UP EMAIL TO A PHONE OCALA THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAFETY COORDINATOR TOLD NELSON YESTERDAY THERE IS NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGES INCURRED DURING A SEARCH WARRANT. BASICALLY HE TOLD ME I WAS ON MY OWN. AND REALLY I FELT LIKE HE WAS PRETTY ARROGANT ABOUT IT. WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY NOTHING. THEY WERE EXECUTING A WARRANT. WE ASKED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ABOUT THAT TODAY. A SPOKESMAN TELLS US IT WAS A MISTAKE AND THAT AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER WILL VISIT NEXT WEEK TO DETERMINE WHAT AMOUNT IF ANYTHING SHOULD GO TO NELSON. OH MY GOD. WE SHOWED VIDEO OF THE DAMAGE TO WESH 2 NEWS LEGAL ANALYST RICHARD HORNSBY. LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE THEY DID TO THAT HOUSE IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE THEY WERE MALICIOUS IN THE WAY THEY DESTROYED THINGS. THIS IS CLEARLY A CASE WHERE LAW ENFORCEMENT'S DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY WAS UNNECESSARY AND EXCESSIVE. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. HORNSBY SAYS HE WOULD BE SURPRISED IF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DIDN'T OFFER NELSON A SETTLEMENT. I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON HERE IS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECOGNIZES THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO PIX THIS. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE REITERATES THIS CASE IS NOT CLOSED. THEY'RE SENDING AN ADJUSTER OUT